It’s only been about 11 months since our last iteration of the World Peace Game, and here we are again taking on problems that would make President Bartlett sweat. We have some new crises this year, including a potentially catastrophic space disaster and even a controversial violation of international law, but the kids are undeterred. They...Read More
I have an amazing opportunity to observe parents and children everyday. I love people watching. I always have. Let me introduce you to some of the regulars I see at every ball field, dance class and school dismissal. The meanderer, a very rare breed, holds hands and winds his way through campus at the child’s...Read More
They fixed the sidewalks. It was a great deal of work to make curbs in our town more accessible. It caused a great deal of traffic and turmoil. The change and inconvenience caused many to question the timing, resist the project and curse the need. Each intersection now has an accessible curb. Those in wheelchairs no longer...Read More
The #NAISAC theme “make your mission matter” leads me to ask if I am making my personal mission matter. Why am I a Head of School? For whatever personal reason I accepted the position at Wheeling Country Day School in 2009, I have come to the inspiring conclusion that I am a Head of School to...Read More
I sit here in the Klingenstein Center #NAISAC workshop on “Leading Change” and I am struck that other industries need to take a lesson from ours. I am sitting in a room filled largely by other Heads of School, all who regularly seek opportunities to gather together in person and learn something new …not to...Read More
*This article by Mrs. H-L was originally published in the newest issue of Mothers Always Write magazine I see you struggling. You won’t tell me what weighs heavily on your heart. Maybe you don’t know, but I see it. You wear the weariness of your burden across your shoulders. There is a slight curve in your...Read More
On this, the occasion of Grace’s 13th birthday, I write to her. Grace, I love you unconditionally. There is nothing else I can tell you more important than that. I have been telling you since you were eight weeks too early –I love you to the moon and back. Today you are 13. There are...Read More
I have been thinking a lot about my girls and the lessons, intended and unintended, that they are learning from me. I have always said my goals for my daughters were kindness and curiosity. Within those two qualities were empathy, vulnerability, purpose, and learning – all I deem valuable in life. I need to...Read More
Mornings are tricky for me as a mom. While we have a solid morning routine, the smallest thing can derail our entire family. Today’s catastrophe was a hair cowlick compounded by a missing hair tie. While I was impressed that we located the brush, Ella dissolved into a puddle of tears in the back seat...Read More
My daughter and I met The First Lady. We were one of 112 invited guests to the East Dining Room for a state dinner. It happened, didn’t it? It did. I have the pictures to prove it, so it must have. The event organizer cautioned the children to savor every moment – warning them that...Read More
